Television--the most pervasive and persuasive of modern technologies, marked by rapid change and growth--is moving into a new era, an era of extraordinary (1) and versatility, which promises to reshape our lives and our world. It is an electronic revolution of sorts, made possible by the (2) of television and computer technologies.
The word "television", derived from its Greek (tele: distant) and Latin (vision: sight) roots, can (3) be interpreted as sight from distance. Very simply (4) , it works in this (5) : through a sophisticated system of electronics, television provides the capability of (6) an image (focused on a special photo-conductive plate within a camera) into electronic impulses, which can be sent through a wire of cable. These impulses, when fed into a (7) (television set), can then be electronically (8) into that same image.
Television is (9) just an electronic system, (10)
A. use
B. regard
C. accept
D. develop
Many foreigners who have not visited Britain call all the inhabitants English, for they are used to thinking of the British Isles as England. (1) , the British Isles contain a variety of peoples, and only the people of England call themselves English. The others (2) to themselves as Welsh, Scottish, or Irish, (3) the case may be; they are often slightly annoyed (4) being classified as "English".
Even in England there are many (5) in regional character and speech. The chief (6) is between southern England and northern England. South of a (7) going from Bristol to London, people speak the type of English usually learnt by foreign students, (8) there are local variations.
Further north regional speech is usually " (9) " than that of southern Britain. Northerners are (10) to claim that they work harder than Southerners, and are more (11) . They are open-h
A. swiftly
B. promptly
C. immediately
D. quickly
Some African Americans have had a profound impact on American society, changing many people’s views on race, history and politics. The following is a sampling of African Americans who have shaped society and the world with their spirit and their ideals.
Muhammad Ali Cassius Marcellus Clay grew up a devout Baptist in Louisville, Kentucky, learning to fight at age 12 after a police officer suggested he learn to defend himself. Six years later, he was an Olympic boxing champion, going on to win three world heavyweight titles. He became known as much for his swagger (趾高气扬) outside the ring as his movement in it, converting to Islam in 1965, changing his name to Muhammad Ali and refusing to join the U.S. Army on religious grounds. Ali remained popular after his athletic career ended and he developed Parkinson’s disease, even lighting the Olympic torch at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and conveying the peaceful virtues of Islam following the September 1
A. W.E.B. Du Bois was engaged in the cause of promoting the status of colored people.
B. Jackie Robinson was denied by U.S. major baseball leagues throughout his life.
C. Martin Luther King Jr. was highly awarded for his contributions to the civil rights movements.
D. Malcolm X directly or indirectly inspired interest in leadership even after his death.
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